#Gen Z needs to start thinking critically about politics

#Gen Z needs to start thinking critically about politics

“#Gen Z needs to start thinking critically about politics” In our increasingly digitized, secular, and ideologically polarized era, my generation — Gen Z — has overwhelmingly turned to political activism in their search for meaning. The rise of BLM protests, climate change rallies, and LGBTQ pride parades over the last half-decade have given young people…

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#BLM protest in NYC leaves NYPD cops injured and 11 arrested

#BLM protest in NYC leaves NYPD cops injured and 11 arrested

“#BLM protest in NYC leaves NYPD cops injured and 11 arrested” A Black Lives Matter march through Midtown Manhattan turned violent Friday night, with 11 protesters arrested. The NYPD reported that two officers suffered minor injuries during the protest, which was attended by about 100 marchers; officials could not immediately say how the cops were…

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#Oregon promotes teacher program to subtract ‘racism in mathematics’

#Oregon promotes teacher program to subtract ‘racism in mathematics’

“#Oregon promotes teacher program to subtract ‘racism in mathematics’” The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently encouraged teachers to register for training that encourages “ethnomathematics” and argues, among other things, that White supremacy manifests itself in the focus on finding the right answer. An ODE newsletter sent last week advertises a Feb. 21 “Pathway to…

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#Aunt Jemima breakfast brand renamed Pearl Milling Company

#Aunt Jemima breakfast brand renamed Pearl Milling Company

“#Aunt Jemima breakfast brand renamed Pearl Milling Company” The Aunt Jemima breakfast brand will be renamed Pearl Milling Company, it was announced Tuesday, after the 130-year-old maple syrup mascot was scrutinized last year over its ties to slavery. Quaker Oats, a division of PepsiCo that owns the brand, unveiled the new name and logo, which…

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#These black lives didn’t seem to matter in 2020

#These black lives didn’t seem to matter in 2020

“#These black lives didn’t seem to matter in 2020” In 2020, every major institution in the United States — including social-media platforms, sports leagues, universities, Hollywood, and major corporations — pledged their allegiance to the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Protesters spanned the country, outraged at the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis…

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#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 5, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 5, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 5, 2021” The Issue: City schools’ use of quotes from Joanne Chesimard in a “Black Lives Matter at School” week. A cop-killer is being honored by Black Lives Matter in our city schools (“Teaching hatred,” Feb. 4). Joanne Chesimard is a convicted murderer and nothing else. She murdered a…

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#Another fail by the NYC Department of Education

#Another fail by the NYC Department of Education

“#Another fail by the NYC Department of Education” Did anyone at the city Department of Education think once, let alone twice, about allowing young students to be taught lessons from a curriculum drawn up by Black Lives Matter radicals? One that idealizes a cold-blooded cop-killer? As The Post’s Selim Algar and Lee Brown report, city public…

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